Joel Bodansky Email & Phone Number

My practice focuses on public finance, with an emphasis on representation of governmental issuers and nonprofit borrowers in a wide variety of financings utilizing tax-exempt and taxable bonds. I also provide advice and legal representation to businesses, both large and small, in connection with business combinations and reorganizations, financings, federal and state securities compliance, and other commercial transactions.

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  Principal

  Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson P.S.

  1983 - Present - Greater Seattle Area

  Representative Matters- Represented continuing care retirement communities, independent schools, universities, healthcare providers, social service organizations and other nonprofit organizations in connection with the financing and refinancing of capital projects utilizing tax-exempt and taxable bonds issued by the Washington State Housing Finance Commission, the Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, the Washington Economic Development Finance Authority, and the Washington Higher Education Facilities Authority.- Represented National Development Council and related nonprofit corporations with respect to the structuring, development and financing of various housing and economic development projects, including student housing, medical laboratory facilities, government offices, and a multilevel parking garage which was sold to the City of Seattle as part of the Pacific Place Project in downtown Seattle.- Represented Horizon Airlines in connection with its initial public offering, a subsequent preferred stock offering, and additional securities transactions. Represented the principal shareholder of Horizon Airlines in connection with the acquisition of Horizon by Alaska Airlines. - Represented the developers of a 20-megawatt hydroelectric facility in western Washington in connection with the construction and term financing for the project and in connection with the subsequent restructuring of the ownership of the project and $45 million refinancing.